The waste is delivered to Flancman's operation in a rural orchard in San Patong.

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After the first dive, which was unusually strong current, we heard a report that something had gone terribly wrong at Patong Beach, Phuket.

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As the Boxing Day tsunami swept him into the Phuket resort town of Patong, Australian Les Boardman, 56, from the beach suburb of Cronulla in Sydney, reached out and grabbed a post.

CNN: Survivor's tale: This is surreal

The Boardmans were staying at the upscale Holiday Inn, which takes out a section of Patong about the size of a city block and is home to hundreds during the peak holiday season.

CNN: Survivor's tale: This is surreal

Just a couple of minutes earlier, on the first full day of a holiday with his wife and anxious to hit the famed Phuket blue water, Boardman had watched the tide off Patong beach recede suddenly.

CNN: Survivor's tale: This is surreal